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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1987)
Dennis Cole Appointed President of the Private Industry Council D ennis Cole, c u rre n tly the pre sid ent o f the Port la nd P riva te In d u stry C o un cil, has been a p p o in te d pre sid ent o f The Private In d u stry C o u n cil e ffe c tiv e J u ly 1, 1987 w h e n this new o rg a n iza tio n o ffic ia lly be gins o p e ra tio n M r Cole has also been a p p o in te d e xe cu tive d ire c to r o f the M u ltn o m a h W a s h in g to n Private In d u s try C o un cil u n til th e end o f Ju n e w h e n th a t o rg a n iza tio n becom es part o f The Private Indu stry C ouncil B eg in n in g J u ly 1, 1987, the M u ltn o m a h W ashing to n and P ortla nd Pnvate In d u stry C o un cils w ill con solida te in to one service d e live ry area They w ill then serve M u ltn o m a h and W a s h in g to n C o un ties and the C ity o f P ortla nd M r Cole w as in stru m e n ta l in this process w h ic h began over tw o years ago The con so lid a te d o rg a n iza tio n w ill be able to be tte r serve the needs o f local businesses and the u n em p loye d w ith in the c o m m u n ity M r Cole has been in volve d in e m p lo y m e n t and tra in in g m an ag em en t since 1978 He w as m o st re ce n tly the d ire c to r o f Clark C o u n ty 's e m p lo ym e n t and tra in in g p ro g ra m , be fore jo in in g the P ortla nd Private In d u stry C o un cil as president in 1984 M i Cole has an un d e rg ra d u a te degree in P olitical Science fro m W illa m e tte U n ive rsity and a m asters o f d iv in ity degree fro m Yale D iv in ity S cho ol 1 ' • » " 'I as a m i m s t « at tfw fir s ! Mi Cole C h r is tia n C hurch in V an cou ver, W a s h in g to n u n til 1978 in M r Cola w a s e le , I,.,J 1981 a n d ' h <lt p o s it io n Ml d ie D e e , to r s R o a ld of to Van, s, . , v a s j , „ s „ I ....... C o le h a s a ls o s e r v e d t w o te r m s o n fo r th e H o u s e ,,, A u th o r ity o f V ancouver STOP The Labor D e p a rtm e n t's M ine S afe ty and Hea A d m in is tra tio n 'M S H A l was created ,n 1978 w he, 1977 act tra n sfe rre d the Federal m ine safety p, gram fro m the D e p a rtm e n t o f the Interio r to the C p a rtm e n , o f Latxrr M S H A „ h e a d e d by an assist« ° * tobo’ * ♦ » i broad rag lo ry p ro g ra m to reduce in juries and illnesses m in ing STOP STOP he Labor D e p a rtm e n t M ine S afe ty and Heal A d m in is tra tio n IM S H A . helps to r e d u . e d e a th s ,i tunes and illnesses ,n the n a tio n 's m ines w ith a van, »V o f a ctivitie s and p ro g ra m s The agency w ork co o p e ra tive ly w ith in d u stry labor oth er fed eral an and h X nC'eS 8n<1 ° ,he,S ’ ° * a' d ’’’ ’P roving safer and health c o n d itio n s for all m iners STOP Ih e fa n Labor S tandards A c t IF L S A l establishes m iinrnu m w ages, o v e rtim e pay reco rdke eping and child labor stan dard s w h ic h a ffe c t som e 63 m illio n e m p lo y e e , o f sta le and local g o ve rn m e n ts and 2 3 m illio n federal g o v e rn m e n t em ployees The act ,s e n fo rce d by the W age and Hour D ivision o f the U S D e pa rtm e nt o f Labor ............o«*n«*Tits h « •m p lo y e e s o f th e U n ,te d S ta te s t o , I '- '- s o n a l in ju r y s u s ta in e d w i d e th e p e rfo rr d u ty and p ro vid e s c o m p e n s a tio n to , e „ „ , i relate,f disease The act ,s a d m in is te r e d b y ,1 D e p a rtm e n t s O ffic e o f W o , k e , s ................. s , „ gram s Page 4. JOBS. April 22. 1987 t • • I I I